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Which German zoologist first used the term ecology, as oekologie, in 1869?
AGregor Mendel
BErnst Haeckel
CCharles Darwin
DCarl Linnaeus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ernst Haeckel
1. He coined it in 1869.
2. Ernst Haeckel was first to use the term.
3. Ecology studies organisms and their environment.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 15, Life on the Earth._
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